Henry was a quartermaster in General Stark's regiment, which was aligned with George Washington's army. After the war, Henry tried to return to farming and his mills, but injuries acquired during his military service had taken a toll on his health. He sold his farm and mills and became a teacher, which was his true calling. He was well respected and warmly remembered by his students, who called him "Master Parkinson". Henry was fluent in Latin and versed in the Classics - a very educated man, as was his father. Henry advocated education for girls as well as boys.
He married Janet McCurdy. Together they had nine children: Esther (born 1779), Robert (born 1781), Sophia (born 1783), Henry (born 1785), Richard (born 1787), Nancy (born 1788), Clarissa (born 1790), Elizabeth (aka Betsey, born 1793), and Jane (born 1797).
The Parkinsons lived in a large, two-story wood home in Canterbury, New Hampshire.
He married Janet McCurdy. Together they had nine children: Esther (born 1779), Robert (born 1781), Sophia (born 1783), Henry (born 1785), Richard (born 1787), Nancy (born 1788), Clarissa (born 1790), Elizabeth (aka Betsey, born 1793), and Jane (born 1797).
The Parkinsons lived in a large, two-story wood home in Canterbury, New Hampshire.
Henry was a quartermaster in General Stark's regiment, which was aligned with George Washington's army. After the war, Henry tried to return to farming and his mills, but injuries acquired during his military service had taken a toll on his health. He sold his farm and mills and became a teacher, which was his true calling. He was well respected and warmly remembered by his students, who called him "Master Parkinson". Henry was fluent in Latin and versed in the Classics - a very educated man, as was his father. Henry advocated education for girls as well as boys.
He married Janet McCurdy. Together they had nine children: Esther (born 1779), Robert (born 1781), Sophia (born 1783), Henry (born 1785), Richard (born 1787), Nancy (born 1788), Clarissa (born 1790), Elizabeth (aka Betsey, born 1793), and Jane (born 1797).
The Parkinsons lived in a large, two-story wood home in Canterbury, New Hampshire.
He married Janet McCurdy. Together they had nine children: Esther (born 1779), Robert (born 1781), Sophia (born 1783), Henry (born 1785), Richard (born 1787), Nancy (born 1788), Clarissa (born 1790), Elizabeth (aka Betsey, born 1793), and Jane (born 1797).
The Parkinsons lived in a large, two-story wood home in Canterbury, New Hampshire.
Inscription
Henry's epitaph, which he composed himself, is on a slatestone slab in the center of the cemetery at Cantebury Center. The epitaph is in Latin, but the English translation is this:
"Ireland gave me birth, America brought me up; I taught, did military service, and labored with my hands; and now the earth embraces me and I sleep quietly in the dust as on my maternal bosom. Come hither, my dear friend, and remember that you also must surely die. Therefore, farewell and beware. Died May 23, 1820, aged 79."
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